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Police blotter: Crash in County, machete, suspicious person

AMELIASHBURGH – One man was injured in an incident in Prince Edward County Wednesday morning.

Police, fire and EMS were called to Highway 62 north of Valley Road in Ameliasburgh around 8 a.m.

One vehicle left the roadway and hit tree at that location. The vehicle was extensively damaged. The male driver and lone occupant of the motor vehicle, was injured. The extent of their injuries is unknown at this time.

Police are continuing to investigate. Additional details will be released as they become available.

Knives and machete

One man was taken to hospital with stab wounds after an altercation early Monday morning.

At 1:30 a.m, city police received numerous 911 calls regarding a group of men on Front Street engaged in a fight involving knives and a large machete.

Officers flooded the area in numbers as suspects fled in different directions. Three suspects were chased down by police and arrested and one man was taken to Belleville General Hospital with stab wounds that were minor in nature. A machete was recovered on the side of road on Front Street.

This is an ongoing investigation and any witnesses are asked to contact Belleville Police at 613-966-0882 ext. 2211 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS.

Suspicious person complaint

MADOC – Central Hastings OPP received a complaint Tuesday evening about a suspicious man who briefly spoke to an adolescent on Davidson Street in the Municipality of Centre Hastings.

The man is described as 50-60 years old, white hair balding, gold rimmed glasses, wearing a black button down shirt and jeans or park pants. His vehicle is described as a newer Chevrolet crew cab pick up truck.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Central Hastings OPP at 613-473-4234 or OPP Communication Centre at 1-888-310-1122.